Fact sheet

1. THE RACE FOR TALENT IS BACK ON
44% of European HR leaders expect
their workforce to increase over the
next 12 months (48% globally).
26% of organisations have increased their recruitment budget:
26%
Global: 27%
56%
Global: 52%
17%
Global: 21%
INCREASING STABLE DECREASING
HR PRIORITIES
HOW DOES HR MEASURE SUCCESS?
THE HR LEADER’S INFLUENCE: INCREASINGLY STRATEGIC
Globally, talent management and training & development top the global list, but the
top priority in Europe is change management / transformation projects:
The bigger the company – and its HR team –
the greater the level of HR KPI tracking
Employee
performance
Global: 72%
69%
Staff
turnover
Global: 67%
55%
Employee
engagement
Global: 46%
40%
Employee
competencies
Global: 43%
46%
Recruitment
efficiency
Global: 43%
35%
Managerial
performance
Global: 32%
30%
Employee
mobility
Global: 16%
14%
None
Global: 3%
4%
Few or no KPIs
3 or more KPIs
Change management/transformation projects
34%
Global: 27%
Training and development
33%
Global: 33%
Talent acquisition/recruitment
31%
Global: 32%
Talent management
30%
Global: 33%
Performance management
27%
Global: 28%
Employee retention
21%
Global: 26%
Employer branding/marketing/employee value
13%
Global: 13%
Diversity and inclusion
3%
Global: 4%
Are Diversity and inclusion just buzzwords or essential for business success?
Only 3% of organisations list them as a priority.
The findings featured in this fact sheet are based on responses from 1,284 European
HR leaders, from a total of 2,572 responses in 65 countries worldwide.
72% of European HR leaders in senior
management directly report to the CEO/CFO/
chairman or woman/general director/
managing director.
GLOBAL INSIGHTS
HR BAROMETER
Putting People First
How HR is at the Forefront of
Business Growth and Transformation
CONTINENTAL
EUROPE
48%
Across this fact sheet, figures marked in red or green are significantly below / above the global average.
Talent acquisition
/ recruitment
Global: 86%
HR policies
Global: 83%
Employee
relations
Global: 81%
Training &
development
Global: 79%
Compensation
& Benefits
Global: 77%
Talent
management
Global: 78%
44%
82%
8
1%
81% 79%
7
5%
74%
EUROPEAN HR’S
SCOPE OF
RESPONSIBILITIES